PRESS RELEASE

One of the finest comics in the UK, and possibly the oldest newcomer nominee ever, Micky Flanagan brings all his experiences to bear in his brilliant show What Chance Change ?   A sell-out hit at the Edinburgh Festival 07, this is the first time Micky has taken the show on the road and will be the last chance people will get to see it.

"Micky's take on his working-class East End background is side-splitting...
a rising star " - Stephen Armstrong, The Sunday Times

What Chance Change? is the story of Micky's life and the journey he's taken from the mean streets of the East End to the leafy lanes of East Dulwich.  It's 1980: Micky feels trapped and angry, working as a porter in Billingsgate fish market, living in the East End. It's now 2009: Micky is slightly upset at the cost of a latte during a recession whilst working as a stand-up comic and living in the pretentious London suburbs.  Over the years he's gone from Sunblest to Panini, tabloids to broadsheets, the street party to the dinner party. Travel, countless jobs, a belated higher education, critical acclaim and women have all played their part… but has he really changed?

"Astonishingly good - a cockney extraordinaire and cracking stand- up."
– Malcolm Hay, Time Out

A professional stand-up since 1997, Micky Flanagan draws on his East End background as he ruthlessly deconstructs the Cockney myth with razor-sharp observational wit.  He tells a comic tale of a working class upbringing, where alphabetti spaghetti is a luxury and a bottle of Blue Nun the height of sophistication. 

“Highlight of the night was Micky Flanagan… a class act." – Steve Bennett, Chortle

Since the success of Edinburgh Micky has gone on to record half hour specials for Paramount TV and BBC Radio 4 which was chosen for Pick of the Week.   His unique brand of intelligent humour appeals to men and women equally, as he bemoans the lot of modern man in pursuit of the perfect idle day, and celebrates being turned away from a night club because his feet are killing him!

"The charming Micky Flanagan is very confident and enigmatic, he uses pace and silence with skill and has a strong physicality." - The Stage

LISTINGS INFORMATION - MICKY FLANAGAN, WHAT CHANCE CHANGE?

Tuesday 17  Feb Englefied Green, Comedy On The Green 01784 464132
Monday 2 March  Chatham, Brook Theatre 01634 338338
Tuesday 3 March Newcastle, As You Like It 0191 281 2277
Tuesday 24 March Edinburgh, The Stand 0131 558 7272
Wednesday 25 March Glasgow, The Stand 0870 600 6055
Sunday 29 March York, City Screen 0870 758 3219
Monday 30 March Harrogate, Harrogate Theatre 01423 502116
Thursday 2 April Worcester, The Comedy Zone 01905 613336
Friday 3-Sat 4 April Bristol, the Comedy Box at the Hen & Chicken 0117 922 3686
Wednesday 22 April Birmingham, The Glee 0871 472 0400
Thursday 23 April Cardiff, The Glee 0871 472 0400
Sunday 17 May Salford, The Lowry 0870 787 5790 
Thursday 21- Sat 23 May London, Soho Theatre 020 7478 0100           
Sunday 24 May Brighton, Komedia 01273 647100
Friday   29 May Canterbury, Gulbenkian Theatre 01227 769075